demolish
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verb with object
pull or knock down (a building).
…を取り壊す, 破壊する(pull something down); (誤って)〈建物など〉を壊す, 〈車〉を大破させる
comprehensively refute (an argument or its proponent):
〈議論･学説など〉を打ち砕く, 覆す
e.g. I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent.
informal overwhelmingly defeat (a player or team):
｟主に英話｠ (試合で)〈相手〉に圧勝［楽勝］する
e.g. they demolished the Denver Broncos, 55-10.
British humorous eat up (food) quickly:
｟英話｠ (ぺろりと)〈食物〉を平らげる(eat something up).
e.g. we demolished the potato pancakes.
DERIVATIVES
demolisher noun
ORIGIN
mid 16th century: from French démoliss-, lengthened stem of démolir, from Latin demoliri, from de- (expressing reversal) + moliri ‘construct’ (from moles ‘mass’).